Remerciements
Résumé
List of abreviations
1. Introduction
2. Setting
3. Patients and methods
4. Results
4.1. All admissions/Study population
4.1.1. Characteristics
4.1.2. Paths of admissions and paths of discharges
4.1.3. Frequency of readmissions and number of readmitted patients
4.2. Patients only admitted once within 365 days
4.2.1. Characteristics
4.3. Readmissions within 365 days
4.3.1. Characteristics
4.3.2. Patients readmitted within 365 days
4.3.3. Readmitted cases: paths of admission and discharge
4.3.4. Time to readmission of all readmissions
4.3.5. Classification of readmission within 365 days
4.4. The A-Group (group of early readmissions)
4.4.1. Characteristics
4.4.2. Paths of admission and discharge, group A (early RA)
4.4.3. Looking at all readmissions within 4 days (not part of initial algorithm)
4.4.4. Readmission (RA) deemed preventable versus non preventable RA
4.4.5. Readmissions due to respiratory problems
4.4.6. Readmission due to neurological problems
4.4.7. Readmission due to cardio-circulation problems
4.4.8. Readmission due to gastrointestinal problems
4.4.9. Readmission for postoperative observation or treatment
4.4.10. Time to readmission
5. Discussion
5.1. Time to readmission as a marker of quality of care
5.2. The readmission rate as a mirror of the ICU performance over the five years period
5.3. Cofactors that influence the readmission rate
5.4. Can our findings be generalized? A word of caution
5.5. Return to the initial questions
6. Conclusion
7. References
References (Introduction)
Reference (texte)